Not as much progress as I would like. Between some middle aged man maladies and a change of the schedule when the day gig goes dark for a couple of weeks the time is eaten away. I’ve hit some milestones, seats are well under way, the radio upgrade is complete and the steering wheel restoration is progressing.
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The original AM radio was replaced in the 80s with a cassette deck. Both unit still work but I want to upgrade so something modern that will integrate with my phone. After looking at some Bluetooth options I decided on a Retrosound Malibu on closeout. That model is now called a Retrosound Retroradio.
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The Retrosound install is pretty straight forward. It takes a bit of fiddling to get the shaft lengths right as they are asymmetric into the mount/bezel. The flexibility in the mounting options offered by how Retrosound does the shafts allows for a great deal of adjustability.
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The wiring is simple. Much simpler than integrating a new model radio into a new car that uses control modules for everything. For example a while back I replaced the stock radio in the Focus with a Sony touch screen with CarPlay. To get those to work properly a couple different kinds of CAN bus and control module adapters are required. Compare that to needing a constant power, ignition switched power, antenna and speaker connections and this is a breeze. The kit includes all the required pigtails to integrate the new radio.
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